Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-26
THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANs.
A sharp Debate on the Question OF
Unity.

There was quite q sharp debate I'm the Southern
Presbyterian Assembly at st. Louis yesterday,
over the question OF unity between the Northern
and Southern assemblies The majority report
was in favor OF union Elder j. T. Livingston. OF
Georgia, and Rev. j. NJ. Poms, OF Alabama spoke
In favor OF union with the Northern church. and
W. h. Parks OF st. Louis. opposed 1t. In the de-
bate yesterday on this subject Col Livingston OF
Georgia, spoke In favor OF the majority report on
union OF the two assemblies and criticised severely
the position taken by DR.. Smoot in opposition TO
union. He said: "When the majority made the
report was out no disrespect for the fathers OF
the church, like DR.. Smoot DR.. Smoots speech
was made up OF bloody shirt and an attack upon
the Methodist board He characterized DR.. Smoot
natural born politician in the pulpit OF Christ
He said Dr. Smoot had been mad ever since the
Federal army came into his county In Kentucky
and they made him step up every thirty days and
take the oath. They could not trust him more
than thirty days. Ever since that time he has
had no use for anything north or Mason and
Dtxon's line. DIR. Smoot said he would not go IL
the others went. The speaker suggested rather
quantity that they would let him stay be
wanted to know IL there was any politics in his
predecessors address concerning Wendell Phil
lips and Lloyd Garrison. He wondered IL North
ern man used language more cutting TO Southern
people than that was TO Northern people. Smoot
was different from Garrison. q lrriSon would say
to Smoot: Your rebellion caused all the sorrow
and ruin SmoOt would say: We'll, you led us 10
do it, The war was over and It's issues should be
buried forever and forever" As 10 Dr. Shoots
lOea Oh SenQlf1S '>cDnNSlt lue New
Englanders from their unitarianisn and other
lSIS" the speaker said he would ike TO be one OF
tho missionaries. They might answer him in
some fashion such as this: Don't you think you
Southern PreSbyterianS had better 60 back and at
tend to those millions OF niggers you have down
there"
The convention decided not to accept the invita-
ton OF the Second Philadelphia Church TO hold
their next session In the city OF Brothery Love,
but they resolved to hold their next session in
May. 1883, at Baltimore, and 10 take recess on
the fourth Thursday in May, and proceed 70 Phila-
delphia to assist in the celebration Of the centen-
NAL anniversary OF the Reformed Presbytery OF
America. They further accepted their quota OF
addresses and the following speakers aud subjects
were assigned: Rev. b. NJ. Palmer, "Children OF
the Covenant Rev. NJ. ID. Hoge, "City EvangeliZa-
tion;" Rev. j. L. Girardeau, History OF Presbyte-
rianisIn, and its Work for the Future" Rev. NJ. III.
Houston. "Foreign Missions;, Rev. w. II. Moore,
"hOme Missions" Rev. Jerry Witherspoon. Closing
address; j. Randolph Tucker or Virginia, "Adapta-
ton OF PreSbyterianism to the Masses" W. {. p.
Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, "Calvanism and Rel
'Calvanisn and Human Progress" CLIFFORD Ander-
son, OF Georgia LAY Effort Among the Masses"
OTHER PRESBYTERIAN BODIES IN SESSION.
The General Synod OF the Reformed Presbyterian
Church OF North America assembled in Philadel-
phia yesterday.
The opening services OF the Twenty-ninth An
nual Session OF the General Assembly OF the
United Presbyterian Church OF North America
was held last evening. The United Presbyterian
Church has 81, GAL members. The contributions
during the past year amounted TO $977, $50. Rev.
john I. Browniee preached the opening sermon.
At the Presbyterian Assembly at Omaha, Ne
braska, yesterday, the report or the committee OF
the board OF foreign missions WAS read Dy DR..
Hayden. 1t showed that While the appropriation
had been but $7l5OO0. the receipts had been
$7S5, 600. There were thirty-four missions In sew
enueen different countries, with 500 American and
2S9 native missionaries, with other assistants,
swelling The number ~ dependents 10 l.J00 Next
year the money asked for would be 81 ,0OO, 0o0
Chapter "a OF church government was amended,
removing the restriction against husband mar
ryiug the sister or q deceased wife Or the wife
marrying the brother of deceased husband.